The light snow solar term has just passed, and the winter is full of haze. Dark clouds are gathering in the sky, thunder and lightning are shaking, and rain and snow are falling. The cold weather has suddenly brought winter closer. It took nearly half a year for the Chu army's cavalry to finally break through Fangjing City.

A large number of troops crossed the river to march into Luoyi. Fifty thousand army heads were chopped off, and their corpses floated on the water, turning the river red.

At the same time, the Queen of Zhao sent troops from west to east to capture Yiyang, Wu Sui and other three cities in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. They did not give Luoyang any chance to breathe and support, intending to plunge Luoyang into a deadlock. This move was undoubtedly "fighting against each other"

", "The disaster caused the Xiao Qiang" rebellion, although the private alliance between the two countries was not very strong at first, it was superficially in harmony with each other's use value, but Zhou may never have guessed that Hou Qing would go along with Chu's intention to destroy Zhou.

The Prince of Zhou could have predicted Zhao's turning against the people early on. Once Zhou fell into danger, King Zhao would just watch with cold eyes. However, he believed that Zhao's failure to rescue was the limit, but he did not want it to help Chu.

The state forced them into a desperate situation, just as they had almost negotiated with the Chu state, and they cooperated with each other so tacitly that there was no room for him to mediate.

Just as the Chu army approached the poplar forest thirty miles outside Luoyang City, Zhou Shizi led hundreds of thousands of troops out of the city to fight the Chu army. The blood-red sunset gradually faded, and flames broke out on the river bank, spreading in all directions, forming a raging force.

This battle has been brewing for a long time on both sides. The soldiers rushed forward one by one. Both sides were red-eyed. They fell down and stood up again, stood up and fell down again, until their bodies were scratched to pieces and they could no longer get up.

Let someone else take your place.

This poplar forest no longer has the peace and tranquility of the past. Instead, it is completely destroyed, death and destruction. The color of blood blurs people's vision. People are dying in front of them, and the tragic scene is repeated continuously.

After a fierce battle, the iron helmet on Prince Zhou's head fell off at some point. His hair was disheveled and his face was stained with blood. The long knife in his hand was so slippery that he could hardly hold it tightly. It was his sweat and the enemy's.

The blood, or perhaps one's own blood mixed with it, is all mixed together, and who can tell the difference?

The general in front was still waving his halberd desperately, as if he was using his last strength to take away one more enemy. The cloak with its bright flag like blood was floating in the beacon fire, whistling under the firelight, and there was a lifeless thing at his feet.

Wails, cries of despair.

A sharp arrow shot into Zhou Shizi's arm unexpectedly. He was knocked back several steps. His throat was dry and hoarse with bleeding threads. He could no longer scream, and the soldiers around him were all beaten.

After killing them all, Prince Zhou cut off the arrow heads with his hand and used his other unskilled hand to hold the knife to kill the enemy. He still persisted until the last moment.

But in the end, it was a disastrous defeat. The Chu army's Zhou Shizi died from excessive blood loss after dozens of arrows were shot in his body. Zhou's generals suffered numerous casualties, and only tens of thousands of remaining troops remained after hundreds of thousands of people.

In Luoyang city, the lights are bright, roaring, cursing, women crying, children screaming in fear, war drums rumbling outside the city, swords and halberds striking, so far away, so far away, obviously you shouldn't hear it

The sound I heard - the wail before the tragic death, so far, so far away, the smell I shouldn't have smelled - the blood shed by the corpses on the ground.

Pat, pat, pat—tears and rain fell, and some of the loyal men and people in the city knelt in front of the city gate, wiping away tears in sorrow and despair. They didn’t know what they were waiting for, either the return of the Crown Prince in triumph, or the area outside the city.

After all the troops and horses were wiped out, the city gate was broken and the enemy troops rushed in.

The drizzle fell and turned into rain, and the ground was soaked into a dark color. After kneeling for a long time, their knees were numb and stiff as if they were bone-piercing. The coldness rushed into them all-pervasively, and the heat subsided little by little. In the middle of the night, the lacquered copper city gate

Finally, they were pushed away with a creak. In such a cold and solemn night, the alarming sound, like the end of the world, made them pale.

Fortunately and unfortunately, it was not the enemy troops who came, but the Zhou army who came to report the defeat. When they learned that the prince of Zhou died in the poplar forest due to exhaustion in battle, and that most of the Zhou king's troops were dead and wounded and could no longer turn back, they knelt down and prayed for God's mercy.

The people who were thinking of taking a last chance could no longer control their emotions and cried loudly, shouting at the sky and the earth. The wailing cries echoed throughout the city gate. At that moment, the entire Luoyang City seemed to hear the sound of collapse.

After the Chu army completely broke through the gates of Luoyang City, Duke Zhou, with his last dignity and dignity, hung himself from a beam in the most splendid palace in a neat set of royal robes. After the death of King Zhou, a large number of city guards rushed in to wait on the general before his death.

The king of Zhou's courtiers and concubines and beauties were all beheaded and buried with them. The full palace suddenly became deserted, with corpses strewn all over the ground.

Later, a fire was set off somewhere and burned the palace. The new palace and the old site were burned together. The raging fire lasted for three days, despite the wind and snow.

When the Chu army occupied Luoyang and rushed into the palace to kill the remnants of the Zhou royal family, they saw the nameless corpses that were burned in their respective palaces. Now they were completely disfigured and could not be identified by age, appearance and physical characteristics.

It can be divided into men and women. After counting the number of corpses, the number of Zhou family members is about two hundred and dozens. The most important thing is that it is confirmed that Prince Zhou hanged himself. The body of Zhou Shizi has also been disposed of. These masterminds are all there. Others

People, they are not that concerned.

On the ninth day of the eleventh month, it was a light snowy day, and the light shone in Zhuzhou, and the Zhou Kingdom was destroyed.

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After the fall of Luoyang City, another small battle in Xinkang continued. After Zhou Gong's city was broken and the royal city fell into chaos, the people of the Yin Yang Sect took action. The squirrel took his "little pet"

They groped all over the palace to find the corpses of men and women that could be replaced. Dan Da Po and Dan Yun Niang found the right opportunity to scare the general to the point of peeing his pants, and stole the people crying in the room one by one.

Take it away without disturbing anyone in the palace.

It is not easy to take away more than 200 people without anyone noticing. Just replacing them with similar corpses is a big problem. Fortunately, everyone in the Yin Yang Sect has their own unique abilities, and they work together perfectly to complete the task.

, when the fire started, they had left enough time to successfully lead the people to climb the wall and leave Luoyang City.

But they did not dare to go far. There were many of them. Even if they sneaked in at night, they were worried about attracting the attention of the Chu army's owl scouts. They squatted on the outskirts of the city and kept an eye on the Chu army's movements. When the city was broken, the Chu army

When the large troops entered the royal city and were at their most relaxed, and there were few troops outside the city, they disguised themselves as remnant troops, killed some of the generals and soldiers who were scouting and guarding outside the city, and flew with them.

Run away.

It is necessary to disguise their identity. If it is discovered that these people are of the orthodox blood of the Zhou family, the Chu army will not give up and leave these hidden dangers of a comeback.

In order for them to remain anonymous and safe in the future, there must not be any mistakes in this process. After leaving the city, they were met by people from the Wu clan, while the people from the Yin Yang Sect and Ji Yun stayed in the city to clean up. They planned the route early in the morning.

I plan to take people by boat from Xingkang around the Juhe River to Huangshui. The final destination is the State of Qin.

These two hundred people had children, women, children, and the elderly, all of whom were pampered. It was inconvenient to ride on horseback and easily delayed, so they racked their brains and thought a lot when arranging the evacuation route from the beginning.

However, no matter how perfect the arrangements are, accidents will inevitably happen.

They never expected to avoid the Chu army, but met another tiger and leopard army on the road, the Zhao army.

It turned out that Zhao Jun took advantage of the Chu army's inability to take action and captured Wu Sui and Yiyang first. This battle was won too easily. The soldiers guarding the city were proudly roasting meat on the Juhe bonfire to celebrate their victory.

, someone suddenly noticed the sound of water flowing on the other side of the river, and the water was rippling in circles. You must know that they had cleared this area early in the morning and no one was allowed to approach, so ordinary people did not dare to set foot in it, unless it was...

enemy!

"Go and inform the general that there is an enemy ambush!"

This sound directly summoned thousands of soldiers and horses of the Zhao army. They held up torches to illuminate the river brightly and the water was clear. The Wu clan and the Zhou family, who were taking a boat to pass by quietly, looked at the fire in front of them.

Tongzhao, full of people stood there, a little confused.

Chu Chu thought that the Chu army had discovered their trick of stealing the sky and sent people to hunt them down. However, after a closer look, the clothes of the army on the other side were of the wrong color and did not look like the Chu army.

"Who is coming to Hanoi? Tell us your name quickly, otherwise don't blame us for being ruthless!"

On the opposite side, a rough voice cut through the silent river and shouted fiercely. Looking behind him, he was already holding a bow and an arrow, ready to shoot at any time.

Xie Yingyi, dressed in night clothes, stood on the bow of the ship and looked into the distance, his pupils tightened: "It's Zhao Jun."

Wu Changting was wearing the most ordinary brown-gray Hufu and short clothes. They had already taken off the armor of Zhou Jun before boarding the ship. They planned to travel in a low-key manner as civilians along the way. He was puzzled: "How could they meet Zhao

military?"

Speaking of which, it can only be said that they were unlucky. They happened to meet Zhao Jun who was in the mood and gathered people to cook meat on a bonfire. The fire light made the mystery and darkness of the night fade a bit. They happened to meet a sharp-eyed soldier who was conveniently walking to the river.

, hearing the sound of the water and the movement attracted the troops, otherwise they would sneak past by the water, even if the Zhao army was stationed on the shore, they might not be able to detect it.

"What are you afraid of? If they stop us, we will kill them." Long Yue said with a pair of beautiful eyes and a fierce look on his face.

They were speaking in the language of the Wu tribe, and the Zhou people behind the boat naturally couldn't understand them. They had been very quiet. Perhaps they were frightened by the Chu army's attack on the city. They all sat there with their legs crossed and cowered.

, the adults held the children in their arms without saying a word, and occasionally sobbing could be heard.

Zijin and Feiniao quickly pulled her back: "Don't always think about fighting."

Chuang Tian shook his head and disagreed: "Don't be reckless."

At this time, Xie Yingyi reminded him: "You have to reply, otherwise the other party may not be able to hold back and take action."
Chapter completed!